Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal

Post by **davidcleghorn** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:13 pm

UXB: Hello. I am a member of the IOW Military Vehicles Group and I was recently informed that Morris Minors were used extensively by the services. In particular that the Royal Navy used black saloons (one was usually kept abord Aircraft Carriers as the Captain's personal runabout) and the Royal Engineers EOD/UXB Bomb Disposal Teams used green Travellers with red front wings and a yellow bridgeplate. Does anyone have any pix of the Bomb Disposal team's vehicles as I am negotiating to buy one and wish to restore it to correct colours. You can contact me at my email address davidcleghorn32@hotmail.com. Any further information / history of Moggies in UXB colours would be very useful. Thanks, David.

Post by **Chris Morley** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:22 pm

Yes, travellers were used by the Bomb disposal teams and there's at least one which has been restored for display at rallies -it's picture was in Minor Matters recently, on the cover I think. The colour was mainly green with red front wings (all this is from memory as I'm at work).

It's an amazing thought that each Aircraft Carrier had it's own Minor for the Captain's use wherever the ship docked! I wonder what insurance company provided cover?

EDIT (22/11). The traveller I mentioned was on the the cover of the April/May edition of matters and it's actually dark blue (Trafalgar?) with all the wings painted bright red.

Post by **bigginger** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:22 pm

Got a pic of a bomb disposal van, same colours I think, should be in your in box now.

Cheers

Post by **davidcleghorn** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:09 pm

Hello. Thanks for that. Any more pix would be most welcome.

As for insurance, HM Government has "Crown Immunity" so the RN would not have had to seek insurance cover as they were automatically not liable should any accident / injury occur. Same applies to any branch of the services - I was ex-Government service at MoD, all our pool cars had Crown Immunity and I think this has only recently changed due to Euro-legislation. David.

Post by **d_harris** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:10 pm

Perhaps contacting the military minors register would be useful? I might be wrong, but I swear there is one.

Post by **les** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:05 pm

Contact Russell Harvey of the lcv register for possible info on Military minors, although mainly focused on commercials he might have some leads.
E-mail Address(es):
Russ_H@btinternet.com

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:52 pm

I know I already PMed you with this David, but if anyone else is interested Military Minors is here, http://www.militaryminors.tk/ (as linked from the menu one screen back!) and has pix of the blue and orange travellers. Anyone who got one of the workshop cds that were discussed on here a while ago will also have a pic of a bomb disposal van in the same colour scheme.

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Post by **Kevin** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 1:21 pm

If you are interested there are also a couple of Corgi Models depicting these vehicles.

Post by **RussLCV** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 12:00 am

David

I know of one such vehicle it was a military traveller it is currently in Holland.

For information I have just compiled an 8 part series on Minor LCVs used by the various Goverment Depts and Military Minors (4 parts on each) with a further 2 parts on Travellers used by the Ex-BAOR in Germany as I have recenly located 30 of these vehicles! Articles are for Minor Monthly I am afraid as Minor Matters never want to use mine!